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5 Indoor Exercises for Seniors to Stay Active
With Coronavirus sweeping the country and leaving New York in a shelter in place scenario, there are still certain things you can do within the home, or if you have open space around your home, in order to best maintain your health while preventing the spread and contraction of coronavirus. If you’re in the New…
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Does Your Loved One Need Home Care? Signs & Solutions
If you are someone with an elderly loved one, it just so happens that May is Older Americans Month, an ideal time to become cognizant about aging family members and proactive about next steps. It’s often a daunting task to take an honest look at the current health status of the older adults in your…
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Stay Safe at Home: Preventing Falls in Older Adults
At Alliance Homecare, the health and wellbeing of our clients is always top priority. This National Safety Month, we’re shining a spotlight on a topic of concern for many older adults and their families – falls. According to the National Safety Council’s Injury Facts1, falls are the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related deaths for…
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Enhancing Independence with Virtual Assisted Living
According to a study by AARP, an overwhelming number of adults 65+ (87 percent) wish to stay in their current home and community as they age. Alliance Homecare has taken the next step to greatly improve the lives and experiences of those choosing to age in place with a new in-home technology platform. Alliance Homecare’s…
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The Benefits of Volunteering for Seniors
Across the country, older Americans – a rapidly growing population – are taking part in activities that promote wellness and social connection. They are sharing their wisdom and experience with future generations, and they are giving back to enrich their communities. They’re volunteering, mentoring and learning, leading and engaging. According to the Corporation for National…
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What You Need to Know About Hospice Care
Our referral partner, Dr. Pamela Barton, is a specialist in end-of-life care. In this post, she dispels some myths about hospice and explains what that term really means. Hospice isn’t a place. This is a common misconception. Although hospice does normally have a designated unit, the beds are reserved for a short period of time…
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Effective Strategies for Healthy Eating in Older Adults
For many older adults, it is often not a matter of eating too much, but rather not enough. While eating healthy is important for everyone, getting adequate nutrition is especially crucial for seniors whose bodies require certain foods to promote good health. Loss of appetite or interest in food is not uncommon in the elderly…
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Heart Health: Why It Matters & How to Improve It
It’s February! Celebrate American Heart Month and keep it healthy. The American Heart Association1 estimates more than one in three American adults are currently living with cardiovascular disease. Of these 85.6 million individuals, nearly half are 60 years of age or older. Alliance Homecare embraces a holistic approach to overall health and wellness, with heart…
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For The Love Of A Pet–The Benefits Of Animal-Assisted Therapy
Pets have the rare ability to make everyone around them happy, but did you know they can also make us healthier? Animal-assisted therapy, also known as pet therapy, has been shown to have physical, emotional and psychological benefits for all age groups, particularly senior citizens. In addition to reducing anxiety and depression, pet therapy has…
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Good Riddance to Shingles
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), if you had chicken pox as a child (and if you were born before 1995, it’s likely you did), there is a 30% chance that the latent Zoster virus will rear its “ugly” head once again in your adult life, only this time in the form of…